Hebrew Interlinear

1 Chronicles 16:17 Interlinear

And hath confirmed the same to Jacob for a law and to Israel covenant for an everlasting

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיַּֽעֲמִידֶ֤הָH5975And hath confirmedto stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
2לְיַֽעֲקֹב֙H3290the same to Jacobjaakob, the israelitish patriarch
3לְחֹ֔קH2706for a lawan enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)
4לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לH3478and to Israelhe will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
5בְּרִ֥יתH1285covenanta compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)
6עוֹלָֽם׃H5769for an everlastingproperly, concealed, i.e., the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e., (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial

Verse Context

1 Chronicles 16:16 Even of the covenant which he made with Abraham and of his oath unto Isaac...
1 Chronicles 16:17 (current)And hath confirmed the same to Jacob for a law and to Israel covenant for an everlasting
1 Chronicles 16:18Saying Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan the lot...

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